Adjustment device and method for the power-operated adjustment of an adjustment part on a vehicle based on at least one operating event

An adjustment device for power-operated adjustment of an adjustment part of a vehicle, the adjustment device comprising:

• a motor drive;
• a sensor device configured to monitor a first sensor area and a second sensor area, spaced apart from one another, for contactless detection of an operating event triggered by a person's body part disposed within either the first sensor area or the second sensor area;
• and
• an electronic control unit responsive to determining that a first sensor signal is based on the person's body part being disposed within the first sensor area, and configured to, based on a first operating event in the first sensor area:
• output a query to request whether a first vehicle function or a second vehicle function is to be triggered;
• and
• determine whether a second sensor signal is based on the person's body part being disposed within either the first sensor area or the second sensor area;
• wherein the electronic control unit, responsive to determining that the second sensor signal is based on the person's body part being disposed within the first sensor area and thus based on a second operating event in the first sensor area, is configured to trigger the first vehicle function commanding the motor drive to provide the power-operated adjustment of the adjustment part and,
• wherein the electronic control unit, responsive to determining that the second sensor signal is based on the person's body part being disposed within the second sensor area and thus based on a second operating event in the second sensor area, is configured to trigger the second vehicle function.